Kerry Huntington counts out loud each punch she hurls at the speed bag in front of her, keeping her eyes trained on the ...

“It’s kind of magic” Currently, Parkinson’s has no cure, so fighting the disease is a never-ending battle for the nearly 60,000 Americans diagnosed with the disease each year.

OLD FORGE – Parkinson’s Disease can make life narrow, said Ed Stankus, taking a break during a class at Rock Steady Boxing Wednesday. As the disease progresses, physical abilities diminish.

For Cheryl Karian, a 72-year-old retired physician assistant, boxing is medicine. Karian, whose Parkinson’s disease was diagnosed in 2020, doesn’t compete or spar, but every Tuesday and ...

Parkinson’s patients have been telling trainers at Rock Steady Boxing for years that the program helps counter the symptoms of their disease. Now, Stephanie Combs-Miller has the scientific proof ...

The idea of boxing training as therapy for Parkinson’s was started by a former county prosecutor in Indiana with the Rock Steady Boxing. The Light of Day was founded in Red Bank in 1998 as a ...

About 25 local residents with Parkinson’s disease gather in a Mountain View gym three mornings a week donning boxing gloves for a workout with a professional boxing coach. Ranging in age from 40 ...

Boxing may seem an unlikely answer to a disease which robs people of their motor skills, and even speech, but the sport requires many of the things Parkinson’s Disease patients need.

PD Gladiators Boxing Training for Parkinson’s disease stages 3 and 4 Meets: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Mondays and Saturdays Delgado Boxing Gym, 6010-C Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Lyssa Lovejoy, left, does a Rock Steady Boxing workout with Brett Larson at Bar Path CrossFit in Willmar. The gym will be offering the program three days a week for people with Parkinson's ...

When you think of boxing, most people think of heavy hitting. But the sport has many levels, including helping people with Parkinson's disease.One jab at a time, people with Parkinson's disease ...

A three-month boxing program reduced motor and non-motor symptoms in participants with Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds. Investigators from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago ...